ArduGate

In the right hands, single-board microcontrollers can prove to be quite an asset as they can be used for creating interactive objects or environments. Arduino is such a device and it can receive input from surrounding sensors and react according to how it is programmed.

ArduGate is a simple project designed as a web gateway for Arduino microcontrollers. Basically, it allows interaction with the device by using JavaScript in a web browser.

The application does not need to be installed as it can be launched by double-clicking the executable file after extracting the contents of the archive. Instructions on how the connection with the Arduino device is done via the web browser are provided in a plain text file.

However, unless you are familiar with microcontrollers the documentation available may not be of much help. Obviously, an Arduino device is necessary for the connection to complete.

ArduGate works with the major browsers and opens up the demo page in the default one on the system. The connection is carried out through port 8880.

The demo page provides access to the analog and digital pins and permits controlling them. Every action on the page is reflected on the arduino board.

Among the APIs/objects that have been implemented in JavaScript and can be accessed are pinMode, digitalRead/digitalWrite, EEPROM (read/write) and Wire (begin/requestFrom/beginTransmission/endTransmission/read/write).

ArduGate is a simple way to control the Arduino by using the web browser. If you are familiar with this microcontroller working with the application should be no trouble.